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Countdown to Christmas - 10 Days Left to Sew Gifts

Two Pocket Wallet PDF Sewing Pattern

Including today, you've got 10-days left to make your gifts!  But don't panic, there's still time to sew. 

For the next 10-days I'll feature my patterns that are quickest to make so you don't have to stress about getting your gifts made and wrapped.

First up, is the Two Pocket Wallet!

Two Pocket Wallet PDF Sewing Pattern

It's takes me less than an hour to stitch one of these up.  You might need a little longer for your first one, but after that you'll be cranking these out in no time at all.  

Besides being perfectly cute and quick to sew, these are a great place to stash the overflow of rewards cards we all seem to have in our wallets.  There aren't enough card slots in the world for the stacks of these that pile up, so I find it works well to keep them in their own pouch. 

Read more about this pattern on my website or in my etsy shop.  

P.S. Don't forget to check out the sale!  There are graduated discounts by quantity and the % off will apply automatically:

• 2 items = 10% off
• 3 items = 15% off
• 4+ items = 20% off

Patchwork Scarf

Last winter I made this patchwork scarf and then proceeded to not wear it.  I don't remember exactly why, but it's likely it was finished up after our brief Oregon scarf wearing season had ended.  The weather here tends to be mild so there are really only three--maybe four--months where a scarf is needed.  

Anyway, I wanted to show it to you because this year I've worn it several times and love it!  Perhaps the best part is this project was meant to be experimental and I was sure this first try would not result in a wearable scarf. But no, it turned out perfectly amazing!  

There were two main things that seemed like potential issues--using flannel as a foundation fabric and the length/width/weight. 

For the flannel, which I've used here and there as base cloth for small accessories or as interlining, I thought there was a good chance it would be distorted by the time the patchwork pieces were sewn down in place.

I also envisioned the edge where it was turned right side out might stretch out and the front and back might not fit together once everything was sewn together.  You've probably encountered this too where the opening for turning has more fabric on one side than the other and that seam ends up lumpy and bumpy.  

For the dimensions I used a knit scarf to get an idea of how long/wide it should be.  But I knew a knit scarf was going to behave totally different than a scarf made from a sandwich of two layers of fabric and flannel, so the dimensions seemed like a bit of a best guess.  They 

Finally, weight was a consideration.  Too long, too wide, or both, and it could have ended up being uncomfortably heavy to wear around my neck.  I'm not a fan of a long, long scarf.  

But none of those things happened.  It is a good length to loosely loop around my neck and have the ends tuck into the front of my coat.  It is an interesting one-of-a-kind piece in my winter wardrobe.

P.S. Finished dimensions are 61" long x 7.5" wide.  If I make this again, I'd probably add 2" to the length and try making it 6.5" wide.